Western Express Inc
Nashville, Tennessee · Carrier number 511412
3,332
power units
3,332
power units
Western Express Inc is a freight carrier based in Nashville, Tennessee with 3,332 power units and 3,693 drivers as reported, the 79th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 6th largest in Tennessee. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 612 reportable crashes, 14 of them fatal (18.37 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
3,332
#6 in TN
Drivers
3,693
3,693 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
612
14 fatal
Per 100 trucks
18.37
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
30.5%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
11,967
41% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Express Inc | 18.37 | 30.5% | 2.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in TN | 3.28 | 22.2% | 2.4% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
17 people killed and 221 injured
- Fatal14
- Injury170
- Tow-away428
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 11,966 | 243 | 2.0% |
| Vehicle | 7,416 | 2,265 | 30.5% |
| Hazardous load | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 511412
- Based in
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Registered
- Feb 3, 1993
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 21, 2017)
- Miles driven
- 332.6 million (2026)
- Type
- For hire
- Cargo
- Beverages, Building materials, Chemicals, Construction, Dry bulk, Garbage refuse, General freight, Intermodal containers
- Last update filed
- Sep 1, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Western Express Inc have?
Western Express Inc reports 3,332 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 3,693 drivers, 3,693 of them with a commercial license. That is the 79th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 332.6 million miles in 2026.
Is Western Express Inc a safe carrier?
In 24 months Western Express Inc had 612 reportable crashes, 18.37 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 30.5% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Sep 21, 2017). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.